Diversity, geographic variation and conservation of the serpentine flora of Tuscany (Italy)

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1423-1439

  Selvi, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conservation; Diversity centres; Endemism; Multivariate analysis; Serpentine flora; Tuscany

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENDEMISM; FLORA; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; OUTCROP; SERPENTINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VASCULAR PLANT;

CECINA VALLEY; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MONTE FERRATO; MURLO; PRATO [TUSCANY]; SIENA [TUSCANY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TIBER VALLEY; TUSCANY;

CECINA;

EID: 34250832911     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-006-6931-x     Document Type: Article

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